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Historical Event on 6/17/1756

Nawab Sira-ud-Daulah attacked on Calcutta with 50,000 soldiers and captured it on June 21.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/4/1829Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre)
3/16/1997The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.
5/20/1878Bahameni Sultan Dawood Shah was assassinated.
5/3/1969Dr. Zakir Hussain(1897-1969), third President of India and the first Muslim President who occupied this office on 13 May, 1967, passed away. He is also remembered as an educationist.
9/8/1910Saint Shri Gajanan Maharaj died.
3/22/1957National Calander based on Saka Samvat was adopted. As per this calander, the date of adoption was "Chaitra first, 1879 Saka along with Gregorian.
9/3/1983U.S. Census reports world population at 4.72 billion. China has 1.05 billion and India 731 million.
8/22/2000Parliament okays two Constitutional Amendment Bills restoring relaxations in marks for promotion in government jobs to SC/STs and exempting Arunachal from reservation for SCs.
4/17/1990Gas explodes on passenger train in Kumrahar, India killing 80 people.
8/9/1995India celebrated 53rd anniversary of Quit India movement.